The Annual General Meeting of the Rheumatism Association of Iceland was held on 14 May.

The society's annual accounts were reviewed and came out very well. Due to changes to the rules made last year, the board was reduced by two members this year. Re-elected for a two-year term were Jóhann Guðvarðarson, Katrín Þórarinsdóttir and Anna Margrét Bjarnadóttir. Vera Dögg Antonsdóttir was elected to the main board for one year, and Jóna Guðbjörg Árnadóttir and Sigrún Sigfúsdóttir were elected as substitutes for one year.

Dóra Ingvadóttir The chairman of 14 years decided not to stand for re-election and was Hrönn Stefánsdóttir elected in her place. We sincerely thank Dóra for her work for the association and wish her every success in all her future endeavours.

Katrín Þórarinsdóttir The general meeting was then concluded with a lecture on Iktisýki/Arthritis, which was very well received.

Hrönn Stefánsdóttir has been the chair of the Arthritis Society's Lupus and Sjögren's Group since 2012 and a member of the Arthritis Society's board since 2013. Hrönn is actively involved in advocacy for people with rheumatic diseases through her work for ÖBÍ, the Disability Alliance of Iceland, and has been the chair of its Employment and Education Group since 2017. She also sits on the ÖBÍ board. She holds a BA in Education and Psychology, as well as a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) from the University of Iceland. For most of her career, she worked as a primary school teacher for around twenty years, but in recent years her interest has increasingly turned to the rights, welfare and quality of life of people with chronic illnesses.

The association has successfully settled into its new premises at Brekkuhús 1 in Reykjavík, and peer support is flourishing, with the association thriving and growing steadily. It is important in a time of changes to the social security system and a shortage of doctors to have a strong society that can work well for people with arthritis, and therefore the growth of the society and a strong group of volunteers who work for the society in various ways is important. You can support the association by becoming a member, visiting the website and signing up for a peer support group, helping out at events, buying some of the association's summer lottery tickets, or running for the association in the Reykjavík Marathon this summer.